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Historical Event on 1/20/1957

South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
7/18/1993Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died.
7/9/1994Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.
2/11/1997A New Delhi district consumer court holds that provision of drinking water aboard trains is a necessity and it is the duty of the railways to provide it to passengers in reserved compartments.
9/5/199530 member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Council sworn-in that was conceded by the Government of India in 1993.
12/17/1877Feroz Shah died at Makka, Saudi.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
1/10/1616Sir Thomas Row, first English Ambassador, submitted his identification to Emperor Jahangir at Ajmer.
2/6/1950N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
6/18/1992Congress (I) chooses Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma as Presidential candidate.